What is a Coach?

Coaching can be particularly effective in times of change e.g.promotions, assignments, and other new challenges for individuals and groups in any level within an organisation. It is important to make it clear that coaching although can be often mistaken for consulting or mentoring it is neither, coaching can be seen as “a process that enables…

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Partnership Leads to Creation of the Global Coaching & Mentoring Alliance

The Association for Coaching (AC), the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC), and the International Coaching Federation (ICF), have teamed up to create the Global Coaching & Mentoring Alliance designed to advance the professional coaching and mentoring industry. After years of working together, the three organisations have created a formal agreement that declares, “As a…

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ICF Global Conference Week SALE!!

This week London will play host to ICF Global Conference 2012 so this year to celebrate ICF Global coming to the UK The Performance Solution are offering a 25% discount on our Higher Professional Coaching Certificate Level 1 (Part 1 ACTP) and Higher Professional Coaching Certificate Level 2 (Part 2 ACTP) Courses and a 15%…

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Masters in Applied Coaching…..UPDATE

As you are probably aware UK University fees are set to increase from Autumn 2012. So with that in mind our friends at Derby University have therefore suggested we bring forward the September enrolment for the MA in Applied Coaching to the end of July so that we can maintain this year’s rates for our…

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International Coaching Week SALE!!!

Next week is International Coaching Week (5th-11th February). Each year The Performance Solution is committed to helping the International Coaching Federation raise awareness of coaching by educating the public about the value of working with a professional coach and making sure that all practicing coaches are qualified to the highest level. This is why during…

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ICF Update

In line with ICF’s new worldwide membership eligibility requirements (MER)*, there will be three ICF membership categories beginning April 1, 2012: ICF Provisional Member, ICF Coach Member, and ICF Credentialed Member. ICF Provisional Member: If you have less than 60 hours of coach specific training (or your training hours do not meet the requirements*), you…

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New ICF Membership Eligibility Requirements

The ICF has released more information regarding the new membership eligibility requirements, with this in mind The Performance Solution has developed a course for experienced Coaches and Therapists that have less than 60 coach specific coach training hours please click here. The new membership eligibility requirements state that, in order to continue as an ICF…

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Changes to ICF Membership : Update

Earlier this year, the ICF announced that beginning April 1, 2013 all ICF members will be required to have completed at least 60 hours of coach specific training to be a member (or maintain membership) with the ICF. To allow adequate time for all current ICF members who have not completed the required training, ICF…

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Location, Location, Location

As the demand for our ICF and AoC accredited coach training programmes and MA in Applied Coaching modules reaches an all time high, we have expanded our international portfolio of venues of varying standards depending on your need for elegance and comfort or a more casual and creative retreat. Accommodation can be recommended either at…

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